• What is the overall ambiance, pulse of this era, space, time? 

the great butter rebellion took place in Harvard in 1766 harvard was relatively calm at the time it was the first recorded student protest in America. it was written during the american revolutionary crisis

• What are some current events that correlate back to this event? 

student protests or food protests ,the march for our lives, the walkouts

• Why is it relevant to revisit this now? 

right now there are a lot of rebellions and protests by students against their schools for very important reasons

• What "new" aspect or element to the story/plot do you want to bring?

maybe social media